[comp.lang.pascal] Frequently Asked Questions tsfaq15.arc update at uwasa.fi

ts@uwasa.fi (Timo Salmi) (12/12/90)

Wed 12-Dec-90: I have updated the material in my frequently asked
questions collection, and added a few new questions and answers. 
The collection is available as /pc/ts/tsfaq15.arc from uwasa.fi
archives.  If you don't know how to get tsfaq15.arc, email me for
the prerecorded instructions. 

TSFAQ15.ARC     Frequently asked questions & ans
Filename        Comment                             Date      Time
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FAQ.INF         Document (a readme)               12-12-90  12:02:18
FAQ.NWS         News announcement about tsfaq     12-12-90  11:21:38
FAQNEWS.TXT     Q&As relating to UseNet news      12-12-90  11:57:16
FAQPAS.TXT      Turbo Pascal questions & answers  12-12-90  12:00:08
FAQPROGS.TXT    Questions answers about programs  12-12-90  10:47:12
FAQUOTE.TXT     Postings and email of interest    11-25-90  09:51:18
PD2ANS.TXT      Q&As on uwasa.fi archives & more  11-29-90  21:50:46
TSPROG.INF      List of PD programs from T.Salmi  12-02-90  16:28:46
VAASA.INF       Info: Finland, Vaasa, U of Vaasa  02-02-90  11:52:54
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1)  What does "Subject: Re: none" mean in the news?
2)  Why "Reply by email, I don't read this group" gets flamed?
3)  What is an appropriate maximum length of a signature?
4)  Can someone point me to a list of ftp sites?
5)  How do I extract from comp.binaries.ibm.pc binary postings?
6)  Should I offer to email this utility I have at my disposal?
7)  Someone email me a .zip extractor (or something equally common)
8)  How should I react to "a dying boy's last wish"?
9)  How should I react to crackpot messages?
10) How should I react to abusive email?
11) How do I submit my PC program to the binaries?
12) May just go ahead and I post binaries in non-moderated groups?
13) What is cross-posting? How do I do it?
14) Where can I find the net rules?
15) I just posted to a wrong newsgroup. Should I explain it next?
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1)  How do I capture text from the screen to a file?
2)  How do I redirect the output from the screen to the printer?
3)  How can I direct all output to a file instead of the printer?
4)  Where can I get VT102 emulation codes?
5)  Problems with Procomm or Telix VT102 emulation.
6)  Is there a program to convert Pascal to C?
7)  I need a bigger cursor for my laptop.
8)  Where to find a source code for detecting which CPU my PC has?
9)  Can anyone recommend me a good linear programming package?
10) Where can I find sources for Unix z-modem?
11) Where can I find sources for Unix arc, lharc, zip, and zoo?
12) How to delete non-empty directories fast?
13) I can't run this file I got with a .zip (.arc etc) extension.
14) What is the best archiver?
15) What is the best text editor?
16) Am I safe against viruses if download files from FTP sites?
17) Where can I find a program to expand the keyboard buffer?
18) How to make z-modem transfer between a Unix mainframe and my PC?
19) Where can I find Unix-like utilities for my MsDos PC?
20) How can I hide files and directories?
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 1) How do I disable or capture the break key in Turbo Pascal?
 2) How do I get a printed documentation of my students' TP runs?
 3) What is the code for the weekday of a given date?
 4) Need a program to format Turbo Pascal source code consistently
 5) Can someone give me advice for writing a tsr program?
 6) Why can't I read / write the com ports?
 7) What are interrupts and how to use them in Turbo Pascal?
 8) Should I upgrade my Turbo Pascal version?
 9) How do I execute an MsDos command from within a TP program?
10) How is millisecond timing done?
11) How can I customize the text characters to my own liking?
12) How to find the files in a directory and subdirectories?
13) I need a power function but there is none in Turbo Pascal.
14) How can I create arrays that are larger than 64 kilobytes?
15) How can I test that the printer is ready?
16) How can I clear the keyboard type-ahead buffer.
17) How can I utilize expanded memory (EMS) in my programs?
18) How can I obtain the entire command line?
19) How do I redirect text from printer to file in my TP program?
20) Turbo Pascal is for wimps. Use standard Pascal or C instead?
21) How do I turn the cursor off?
22) How to find all roots of a polynomial?
23) What is all this talk about "Pascal homework on the net"?
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1)  What is this anonymous ftp?
2)  Send file(s) to me by email.  (Or how to use the mail server?)
3)  Why announce programs in c.b.i.p.d when not everybody can ftp?
4)  Do you announce all additions to your archives in c.b.i.p.d?
5)  How is anonymous ftp used?
6)  When I try to unpack the package I received, it is corrupt.
7)  Send me a list where on Simtel20 I can find the same programs.
8)  What is chyde.wasa.fi guest user-id?
9)  The packages won't run on my PC when I type their names.
10) I have made some programs myself. Are you interested?
11) I want a description of the programs to decide what to get.
12) Why don't you reply to my email messages?
13) I get an "unknown packing method" error message.
14) I need a program for such and such purpose. Any directions?
15) What are these peculiar files with a .Z extension?
16) Where does one get the files listed in files-mm.zip?
17) I have this technical problem with anonymous ftp.
18) Is there any way of automating getting the files?
19) Why doesn't your mail server respond to my correct request?

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Prof. Timo Salmi        (Moderating at anon. ftp site 128.214.12.3)
School of Business Studies, University of Vaasa, SF-65101, Finland
Internet: ts@chyde.uwasa.fi Funet: gado::salmi Bitnet: salmi@finfun